Man accused of rape, denies allegations in affidavit

Pueblo -- A former Fremont County Sheriff's Detention Deputy will face sexual assault charges in Pueblo after being arrested on a warrant Wednesday evening.

Joseph Charles Bonfadini, 30, was arrested during a routine traffic stop by the Colorado State Patrol. A judge in Pueblo set a bond of $50,000 cash or surety Friday.

An arrest affidavit list on count of felony sexual assault and one count of misdemeanor sexual assault. The Pueblo Police Department on Sept. 17, 2012, received the complaint after the alleged victim in the case informed a therapist in Thornton of the rape.

The affidavit has been redacted to protect the identity of the victim.

According to the document, the victim is a middle school student who was in the care of Bonfadini in Pueblo during the summer. There are descriptions of at least three incidents of forcible rape in the document.

The affidavit includes information from an interview with Bonfadini. He said the victim was making the claims up because she did not want to move from Thornton to Pueblo. He said he had never had sex with the victim.

Bonfadini was hired as a probationary employee of the Sheriff's Office on Jan. 28. Capt. Don Pinover said his employment had been terminated Friday due to an unrelated matter.